Posted 10 years ago
ozmarty
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I Have to admit to my self I am never going to stop collecting flowers...
This one is 7 " High X 7" Long and 4 1/2 " Wide .
Ive given it a quick clean but still need to get deep down inside the flower to get the last of that gunk out .
And why not another......it's lovely!
Heck -spoil yourself anytime!
Being winter down here any flower is a bonus...
needs fine wire for minute orifice..cleaning ... ..
Marty, you have a stunning collection just your mate Kevin!! very beautiful!!
if I had to pick the collections it would be both yours oz and Kevins!! a tie!!
Thanks Sean... I'd prefer Kev's as the other mans glass is always cleaner
( and gleamier ! )
(sorry for the poor pun)
The apature is tiny so a thin piece of wire is needed . I have all sorts of things to clean my glass.
Your very welcome ozmarty , but I have to say both you have an amazing collection :)
It is such a pain in the butt to get the last bit of debris from these floriform stems - I often wonder if they used to put muddy plants in there, they can be so bad! I think a very thin wire, if a pipe cleaner fails, is a good bet. I also soak them in a de-greasing solution that can really loosen up old dirt and grime. This is a lovely one, Marty - the yellow is very pretty with the subtle mottling. Congrats! :)
I do have one trick for cleaning small vases with bulbous bottoms, where a brush may not reach - fill them with a small handful of dried lentils or garbanzo beans (depending on the vase size) with a splash of detergent in water, and whirl away! I was amazed at how well it cleaned out the bottom of some of my vases without any scratching. ;) (PS - just get the beans out before they swell too much - if you want to know how I know this important fact, ask my husband about the stink in one of my vases while I waited for overly swelled beans to decompose so I could get them out again - ewwwww!!!)
I can't believe I missed this beauty ozmarty....beautiful!.....:-)
Just another glass bloom... : )